Time to Learn Some People Reading!

Humintell is proud to announce that we have launched a new version of our reading people training package, with some exciting offers exclusively for you until the end of the month! While this new program will build off of the same people reading themes that Humintell has always specialized in, the new course, with three…

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Are Emoticons Universal?

Emoticons are becoming increasingly prevalent in our internet and social media strewn social landscape, but how effective are they at conveying emotion? This point is often made by those who find these somewhat silly symbols pretty ludicrous, but their flaws may run a little deeper. While prolific in our culture, representing a smile with J…

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The Role of Powerful Postures in Everyday Interaction

Reading people is more than just gesture and expression. It also involves posture. This blog tends to focus primarily on gestures and expressions, and we have delved only occasionally into the importance of posture in expressing or detecting various affective states. However, in a comprehensive review of research on nonverbal postures, Dr. Amy Cuddy and…

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Lie Detection in the Media

Learning how to read people extends beyond one on one conversation into the realm of politics and media studies. A recent study published in Science has sought to analyze the ways in which such false stories get promoted and circulated throughout social media. While many news commentators have pointed to the role of automated bots…

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